*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS.

This listing is for a lacquered Takayama bamboo chashaku. Chashaku are an essential item for traditional Japanese tea ceremony, they are used for the measuring and preparation of matcha tea. The back of the chashaku in this listing is coated in light coloured lacquer decorated with a ‘tanabata’ pattern, whilst the front maintains a natural finish.  Tanabata is the annual star festival held on either July or August 7th depending on the region. During this festival people write wishes on colourful strips of paper and hang them from bamboo branches. If the skies are clear and it doesn’t rain that night it is said that the wishes will come true.  This piece is ideal for summer tea practice and comes with its original paper storage box. 

Takayama refers to bamboo tea utensils produced in the Takayama district of Ikoma city in Nara Prefecture.  Local craftspeople have been producing bamboo tea utensils since the Muromachi period, and presently this area remains one of the leading producers of chasen in all of Japan.  Bamboo is sourced locally and utensils are produced by highly skilled certified artisans.  There are three types of bamboo – white, black and susutake soot bamboo.  After bamboo is cut it’s dried for around 2 years before it is crafted into utensils.  **Fellow sellers, this information was researched by Kominka Zakka and CANNOT be used in your own listings.                                                                                  

Sizes
Paper Box: H.2.8cm (1.1”) x 21cm (8.2”) x 3.2cm (1.2”)
Chashaku: L.18.6cm (7.3”)                                                                                                       

Condition
It’s in excellent condition and is a brand new item.                                                                

THESE ARE SHIPPING ESTIMATES BASED ON THE CURRENT GLOBAL SITUATION                                                                 

**Germany, France, Greece, Spain, Poland, Austria, Slovakia, Lithuania, Slovenia:  NO SHIPPING.  Very strict and expensive packaging laws in place and we are not licensed to send products to these countries.  We have no plan to register at this time because the process is in some cases very expensive and complicated, plus each country has its own set of regulations and application process. 

**USA:  EMS Express (approx. 7-15 days).  Combined shipping available (please send us a message) but please note that the price does not get cheaper for Airmail or EMS, in fact it becomes more expensive.  If you want to save money and don't mind a very long 3 month wait, request sea mail (11-12 weeks depending on processing and backlogs at destination ports). Inexpensive Airmail Small Packet option unavailable.

**UK and Canada:  EMS Express (approx. 7-15 days).  Combined shipping available (please send us a message) but please note that the price does not get cheaper for EMS, in fact it becomes more expensive.  If you want to save money and don't mind a very long 3 month wait, request sea mail (11-12 weeks depending on processing and backlogs at destination ports). Inexpensive Airmail Small Packet and regular Airmail is currently unavailable.

**Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Norway: Airmail ePacket (approx. 15-28 days).  Combined shipping available up to 2kgs for Airmail ePacket (please send us a message).

**Asia:  Airmail ePacket (approx. 15-21 days).  Combined shipping available up to 2kgs for Airmail ePacket (please send us a message).

**Russia:  No shipping methods available.